Austin has a love/hate relationship with bikes. Love Lance. Hate the Lance-wannabes cruising FM-1826, slowing down the burnt-orange pickups on their way to the Salt Lick. Love biking the Hike-and-Bike trail. Hate slaloming between kids and dogs on a busy Saturday. Love the idea of bike lanes and bike commuting. Hate actual bikers slowing down traffic and swerving into the street because of cars parked in the bike lanes. Love reducing traffic and pollution......

This Sunday two local interfaith events will take place. The first and largest gathering of the two is the Annual Interreligious Thanksgiving Service. This service is sponsored by Austin Area Interreligious Ministries and has been held for 22 years now. It is an amazing opportunity to see all the diverse faiths of our city represented under one roof. Our favorite part of the service is the call to worship, which has in the past......

Sidewalks are returning to Shoal Creek Boulevard. The new sidewalks will replace the curb islands created last year in order to slow down traffic. UT redshirt freshman Colt McCoy will be the starting quarterback in this weeks game against North Texas. Universal Music Group's massive catalog of music will soon be available for free legal downloads. One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted is now in custody. Warren Steed, fugitive leader of a polygamist......

More than 300,000 people have died as victims of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, and millions more have been displaced from their homes and forced to live as refugees. The genocide began nearly three years ago, but only recently has the international community begun to make noises about intervening. And many people still know little or nothing about one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Brian Steidle knows a lot......

Unless you've been hiding out in the 78704 these past few months, you've probably noticed that the stretch of West 45th Street from Mopac to, well, I-35 has turned into a chaotic disaster zone of upended tar and haphazardly-strewn orange cones. It's all part of a nifty little $15.3 million construction project started last May, that hopes to "provide a greatly improved ride for motorists" and replace some awfully dirty plumbing. And while we're......